Week 3: Journal 1

Origins of Social Media:

It was an interesting article to read and know how an information can go viral in the internet via social media. The article also clearly explains how the internet transition from the 'Real-Only' to 'Interactive Web'.

One of the main benefit of Social Media is how a common person can able to bring the worlds attention towards him like the example mentioned in the article about Ferrari for canceling his AOL account. In recent times every company started having its own official blog to provide information about their product , now these Blog has become one of the reliable source of information for the consumers. Another example is the customer reviews for the product are one of the main source of information every consumer would like to read before buying the product.

Below is the video from youtube which explains Social Media in Plain English